Improvement in fences



yJ'. B. ROBERTSON. Fence.

No. 207,550.' Patented Aug. 27,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JONATHAN B. ROBERTSON, OF MARTIN, TENNESSEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 207,550, dated August27,-1878 application filed Apm'l 27, 1878.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JONATHAN B. ROBERT- SON, of Martin, in the county ofWeakley and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being made tothe accompanying dra-wing, forming a part of this specilication, and inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved fence. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section through the same.

This invention relates to improvements in the class of portable fencesin which the rails are removably secured between two uprights; and theinvention consists in the combination, with said uprights, of a thirdupright connected therewith by cross-pieces, for forming the corners ofthe fence when turned at right angles, in connection with the railsbeveled at the ends, and the braces and sills supporting the uprights,all as will be hereinafter fullyT described, and pointed out in theclaim.

In the drawing, A represents the fence-posts or supports for the railsforming the sections of the fence, each consisting of a sill, B, twoupright bars, C G1, and two braces, D D. The upright bars are connectedby cross-pieces E, which support the ends of the split rails F, saidrails being secured between the upright bars by the ends of the rails ofone section of the fence being beveled OE to form wed ges for securingthe ends of the rails of the next section, all as clearly shown in Fig.2.

When it is desired to turn the fence at right angles, a third uprightbar, C2, is connected with the outside upright bar, O1, ofthe fencepostby cross-pieces E', sill B', and brace D'. The ends of the rails E arebeveled oft' on one or both sides, and forced between the upright barsC1 C2, thus securing them in place, after which the fence is put up, asabove described, until it is desired to turn the fence at right anglesagain.

The above-described construction and arrangement of parts in turning thefence at right angles affords a strong and firm support for the same,and admitting of the rail sections of the fence being easily and readilyremoved for taking down or putting up the fence, or for removing anysection of the rails of the fence for the passage of wagons, cattle,Snc.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with the upright bars C C1,connected together by cross-pieces E, sill B, and braces D D, of theupright bar 02,0011- nected to upright bar CI by cross-pieces W, sillB', brace D', and the beveled rails F F', the several parts constructedand relatively arranged as herein shown and described.

JONATHAN B. ROBERTSON.

Vitnesses:

WEsLEY B. GIBBs, JOHN T. HUBBs.

